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Woodside Weekly PTSA Update
October 2, 2016
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THIS WEEK:
- Mon, Oct. 3: PTSA Meeting, MUR Conference Room , 7 p.m.
- Wed, Oct. 5: Financial Aid Night WHS, Library, 7 p.m.
- Wed, Oct. 5: Music Boosters Meeting, Band Room, 7 p.m.
- Thu, Oct 6: Talent Show, PAC, 7 p.m.
NEXT WEEK
- Tue, Oct. 11: Foundation Meeting, MUR Conference Room, 7 p.m.
- Sat, Oct. 15: WHS Band Parade at Santa Cruz
- Sat, Oct 15: Homecoming Dance, New Gym, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
UPCOMING
- Tue, Oct. 18: Foundation Auction Meeting, Wildcat Room, 7 p.m.
- Wed, Oct. 19: College Day
- Wed, Oct. 19: Athletic Boosters Meeting, MUR Conference Room, 7 p.m.
- Thu, Oct. 20: Guidance & College Info Night for Freshmen, Sophs & Parents, MUR, 7 p. m.
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From the Principal
Dear Woodside Students, Staff, Parents and Community:
Wildcats are enjoying the new orange bleachers, fencing, entry gate, and rubberized track at Bradley Field. The new benches and tables haven't arrived, yet, but they'll be here soon for teams to hold meetings and fans to enjoy. We want to protect our investment in the new track surface for our cross-country and track athletes and our PE classes. Vehicles harm a rubber track with their weight, their tires, and their engine dripping, so Homecoming floats can't be driven on the new track.
WHS administration has worked with BOSA to determine a solution to eliminating this Homecoming tradition. BOSA has proposed and admin has approved replacing floats with a "Class Run." Each class will run on the track behind a decorated banner to be carried by the students at the front of their class run. The blank canvas banners will be provided to the classes by BOSA to ensure uniformity prior to decorating. Music selected by each class will be played from the sound booth of the football field. The run will actually be a comfortable jog speed, and students must wear flat athletic soled shoes. There will be no floats, but BOSA and admin are pleased to arrive at a solution that is more inclusive and will involve more students than float building. And protect our investment in the track.
We are looking forward to hosting The Kings Academy for the JV and varsity homecoming game on Friday, October 14.
Go WILDCATS!
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Financial Aid Night
Senior parents are encouraged to attend Financial Aid Night with their students on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00pm in the WHS library. A financial aid expert will explain the financial aid process and answer questions you may have.
College Fairs
There are several great college fairs and college open houses happening in the near future. Consider putting one of these fairs or events on your calendar. For a list of questions that you can ask college representatives, try the questions in this document.
Wednesday, October 5, 6:00-8:00 pm
MVLA College Fair
Mountain View High School, large gym
3535 Truman Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040
Monday, October 10, 7:30-8:30 pm
Palo Alto City College Fair
Gunn High School
780 Arastradero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tuesday, October 11, 6:30-8:00 pm
East Palo Alto College Fair
EPA Boys and Girls Club
2031 Pulgas Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Sunday, October 23, 1:00-3:00 pm
NACAC Performing and Visual arts College Fair (registration)
South San Francisco Conference Center, Grand Ballroom
255 South Airport Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94080
Sunday, November 6, 11:00 am-2:00 pm
NACAC San Francisco STEM College and Career Fair (registration)
South San Francisco Conference Center, Grand Ballroom
255 South Airport Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94080
CSU AND UC Preview Days for Seniors and Juniors
Preview Days are open houses on campuses for prospective students (seniors and juniors) and their families. These are excellent opportunities to see the campus, speak to faculty and students, find out about student and campus life, and get information about the application process and financial aid.
UC MERCED-Preview Day
Saturday, October 15
Registration: http://admissions.ucmerced.edu/preview-day
CSU MONTEREY BAY-Preview Day
Saturday, October 8, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Information: https://csumb.edu/admissions/open-house
CSU SACRAMENTO-Preview Day
Saturday, October 8, 12:00-4:00 pm
Registration: http://www.csus.edu/admissions/future-hornet-day/
CAL POLY, SLO-College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences only
Preview Day
Friday, October 14
Info and registration: http://cafes.calpoly.edu/fall-preview
CSU EAST BAY, Hayward Campus-Preview Day
Saturday, October 15
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preview-day-2016-registration-26042915060
CSU CHICO-Preview Day
Saturday, October 22, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Registration: http://www.csuchico.edu/admissions/chico_preview_day.shtml
CSU STANISLAUS-Preview Day
Saturday, October 22, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Registration: https://www.csustan.edu/admissions/preview-day
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY-Preview Day
Friday, October 28
Registration: http://www2.humboldt.edu/admissions/
CAL MARITIME-Preview Day
Saturday, November 19
Info and registration: http://www.csum.edu/web/admissions/preview-day
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Woodside High School Foundation
199 Churchill Ave.
Woodside, CA 94062
We look forward to partnering with you as we embark on yet another successful fundraising year!
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From the PTSA
Calling all vendors & craft makers for Woodside's annual community-wide Holiday Boutique!
Do you or someone you know want to participate in the Holiday Boutique on November 19? Rent a table to sell items or share our email contact with someone you know! Woodside families and students receive a discount.
We're also looking for craft makers & bakers who would like to make and contribute a few items to sell at the Woodside High School-sponsored table. For more information on renting a table or contributing a few items, contact Joni Soderer at jsoderer@comcast.net.
Purchase ADVANCE Grad Night tickets!
Grad Night, also known as Safe & Sober Grad Night, is a Woodside High School tradition for all graduating seniors. This all-night party is a once-in-a-lifetime experience where seniors get to celebrate with their class one last time.
Woodside's Grad Night Party will be held on Friday, June 9th, 2017. We have a great venue, and hours of entertainment will be planned throughout the evening.
Advance tickets are currently $50. For more information, to find order forms, parent release forms, and to purchase tickets, visit www.whsgradnight2017.com. Tickets can also be purchased/forms available in room D7 or the guidance office.
ONE Senior student parking space up for BID!!!
Give your Senior a great gift! Bid on a designated parking spot for your Senior!!
Bidding starts at $25 and ends on Wednesday, October 5, at 11:59 p.m. To bid, email whsgradnight2017@gmail.com with your name and bid amount. Previous year's have been such a success, so get your bid in for this highly-coveted spot! Open to SENIORS only.
Winner will be announced on Thursday, October 6, via email to 2017 families and announced in the PTSA weekly newsletter.
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Student Clubs
Robotics - Team 100
Come Cheer the WildHats' Robot at CalGames
Fremont High School, Sunnyvale
Saturday, October 8th
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Watch robots cross moats, negotiate drawbridges, conquer rough terrain, and bring down enemy towers!
Admire 100+ lb robots, built by student teams, speeding at 15 fps in a nail-biting contest. The STRONGHOLD game combines autonomous and human-run sections as robots compete to overcome medieval defenses and fire 'cannonballs' to defeat the opposing team's tower. They stall, they crash, they have even turned upside down!
Our very own Team 100 Robotics Team (a.k.a. The Wildhats) will enter its 2016 robot, BALLista. You'll easily spot team members and the "dancing hat" mascot in the characteristic bright orange shirts and orange Dr. Seuss hats. Find a WildHat and ask for a tour of the 'pit' where robots are readied and repaired. Collect team pins and meet some of the 36 local high school teams. Ask questions about those crazy robot names, alliance strategies, and why the electronics board had to be rebuilt 8 times (or was it 9?). See a photo of Team 100's robot here: BALLista 2016.
Team 100
Woodside is the home to three FIRST Robotics teams, of which Team 100 builds the largest robot. FIRST Robotics provides a fascinating real-world engineering experience for students and opens the door to education and careers in science, technology, and engineering. Students learn mechanics, electronics, fabrication, teamwork, animation, programming, web-site design, and recovering from failures. All high school students are welcome. We meet Thursday evenings in room H-8 at 7:00 p.m. and have work sessions on Saturdays 9a.m.-3p.m. Woodside's FTC teams 4799 and 4800 field table-top robots and these teams have afternoon meetings and work sessions.
For more information on the CalGames 2016 event and the WRRF, go to seewww.wrrf.org .
Come and cheer us on!
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From the Athletic Boosters Organization (ABO)
Spirit Wear Sales!
At our home football games, the Athletic Boosters Organization sells Spirit Wear. In order to make this work, we do need help. If you are planning to come to a home game and would also like to network with the ABO, please join us to help set-up, sell or sell and breakdown the Spirit Wear Booth!
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Sport News and Events
Tuesday, Oct. 4
4 p.m. - Girls Tennis @ Carlmont
4 p.m. - JV Volleyball @ San Mateo
5:15 p.m. - Varsity Volleyball @ San Mateo
Wednesday, Oct. 5
4 p.m. - JV Girls Water Polo @ Menlo-Atherton
5 p.m. - Varsity Girls Water Polo @ Menlo-Atherton
6 p.m. - Varsity Boys Water Polo @ Menlo-Atherton
7 p.m. - JV Boys Water Polo @ Menlo-Atherton
Thursday, Oct. 6
4 p.m. - Girls Tennis @ Burlingame
4 p.m. - JV Volleyball @ Westmoor
5:15 p.m. - Varsity Volleyball @ Westmoor
Tuesday, September 20th @ Capuchino High School.
Next Week
4 p.m. - Girls Tennis @ Aragon
4 p.m. - JV Volleyball @ Mills
5:15 p.m. - Varsity Volleyball @ Mills
Wednesday, Oct. 12
3:15 p.m. - Cross Country PAL meet @ Half Moon
4 p.m. - JV Boys Water Polo vs Mills
5 p.m. - Varsity Boys Water Polo vs Mills
6 p.m. - Varsity Girls Water Polo vs Burlingame
7 p.m. - JV Girls Water Polo vs Burlingame
Thursday, Oct. 13
4 p.m. - Girls Tennis vs Hillsdale
4 p.m. - JV Volleyball vs Capuchino
5:15 p.m. - Varsity Volleyball vs Capuchino
Friday, Oct. 14 4 p.m. - JV Football vs King's Academy 7 p.m. - Varsity Football vs King's Academy
Woodside Volleyball Update
Varsity
The Varsity team continued their winning streak beating the El Camino Colts in three sets (25-19, 25-18, and 25-15). The game featured superstar hitter, server and superb back row playing by Jordan Crevelt with 5 kills, 12 digs and 15 serving points. Other superstars included front row sensation Claire Cicchetti with a record 11 kills; and setter Katia Kishinki as the only setter this match, with 37 assists, distributing sets equally to all hitters.
JV
The JV team fell to the El Camino Colts in two sets (20-25 and 21-25).
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| Drama Boosters
This is the week we get to see and experience the amazing talent we have at Woodside High School. Our talented students will be on stage this week on Thursdayat 7:00pm in the Performing Arts Center. You do NOT want to miss this. Come on out and be entertained!
Then, of course, you will want to remember the "Evening of Theater" on November 18 & 19 at 8:00. You will be entertained with our production of "The Centerville Ghost" a play by Claudia Haas, based on a short story by Oscar Wild. An American family buys an old English Manor house that it haunted! But the tables are turned on the Ghost as the children set about haunting him. You're truly in for an entertainment when you join us for one of both of these shows. Now, for some very important news!!!!! The Spring Musical has been chosen. Song and Dance, Fun and Games, Love and Romance on the high seas are waiting for you as the Woodside High School Drama Department puts on the classic "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter. Auditions will be the week of November 28 and mark you calendars for March 10 - 12 and 17 - 18. We'll see you at the theater!!
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Community News
Amigos de las Americas, Peninsula Chapter
Amigos de las Americas will hold informational meetings for interested students and parents on the following dates. Come learn about the exciting opportunity for high school students to train with the AMIGOS Peninsula Chapter and then spend next summer leading youth in community service projects throughout Latin America.
Sunday, September 25: Hillsdale High School Cafeteria, San Mateo 4:00 pm
Sunday October 2: Gunn High School, Palo Alto 4:00 pm
Thursday October 6: Boys and Girls Club, Redwood City 7:30 pm
https://peninsula.amigosinternational.org
Palo Alto Photography Forum presents: RANDY OLSON
`Growing populations, shrinking resources: dynamics of a world in crisis`.
October 7, 2016 at 7:30pm - Mitchell Park Community Center, Palo Alto.
Documentary photographer RANDY OLSON has worked with National Geographic Magazine for 25 years, producing over 30 stories on issues of overpopulation, environmental degradation, resource extraction and disappearing cultures. Randy Olson will present his work followed by an interview with moderator Kim Komenich and Q&A session with the audience.
Light refreshments included
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From the Weekly Update Editors
- The deadline for submissions is Wednesday at 4 PM for publication on Sunday evening.
- If you are one of our regular contributors, you will be receiving an email every Monday night reminding you to send in your news. If you want to be added to the "regulars" distribution list, please email us at whsupdate@gmail.com.
- Please keep articles short and focused. Include the event, date, time, location, and contact info, including URL if available.
- Please do not send attachments: send article content in the body of the email. If you send us a flyer, we will include it only as a link to a downloadable document, so the readers will have to click to open and read it. They probably won't, so again: do not send us flyers.
- Please spell check and proofread submissions.
- The PTSA Weekly Update Editorial Team reserves the right to edit or reject submissions.
- No special or additional editions of Weekly Update will be sent out unless the subject matter impacts the ENTIRE school population. Such special editions are exclusively at the discretion of the Weekly Update editors, the PTSA President, and the school administration.
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